Ger/CB/1917 very fast, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1927) Displacement: 34,397 t light; 36,071 t standard; 38,100 t normal; 39,723 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 852.97 ft / 850.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load) 259.99 m / 259.08 m x 32.00 m x 9.14 m Armament: 6 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (2x3 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1917 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread 10 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1917 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread Weight of broadside 18,121 lbs / 8,220 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 560.00 ft / 170.69 m 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 6 shafts, 275,894 shp / 205,817 Kw = 36.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,652 tons Complement: 1,363 - 1,772 Cost: £7.865 million / $31.460 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,265 tons, 5.9 % Armour: 4,839 tons, 12.7 % - Belts: 1,104 tons, 2.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,326 tons, 3.5 % - Armament: 1,310 tons, 3.4 % - Armour Deck: 1,098 tons, 2.9 % - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 % Machinery: 8,709 tons, 22.9 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,584 tons, 48.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,703 tons, 9.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 33,698 lbs / 15,285 Kg = 11.6 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 4.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26 Metacentric height 8.2 ft / 2.5 m Roll period: 15.4 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.498 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.10 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 29.15 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m - Forecastle (20 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Mid (50 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Stern: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Average freeboard: 27.56 ft / 8.40 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 145.9 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 224.0 % Waterplane Area: 59,359 Square feet or 5,515 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 94 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 215 lbs/sq ft or 1,048 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.49 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
A very fast battlecruiser: Ger/CB/1917
I don't believe that I have published this previously: Ger/CB/1917. I did not give the design a designation on the specification page, but this is my estimate. The ship was to be a 36,000 ton Standard battlecruiser with 6-18in and 10-5in guns. The normal displacement was to be 37,500 tons. I had hoped for very extreme and unrealistic speeds, but 36 knots is still pretty good. This is the Springsharp report:
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